South Korea established guidance that specifies which types of digital assets will be considered and regulated as securities in the country.
In a press release, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) highlighted that digital assets that fit the characteristics laid out in the country’s Capital Markets Act will be treated as securities.
This law considers securities as financial investments where investors are not required to make additional payments after their original investments. In addition, the FSC also provided examples of which digital assets will most likely be classified as securities. According to the FSC, this may include tokens that provide a stake in business operations, gives holders rights to dividends or residual assets or provides profit generated by the business to the investors.
Cryptocurrencies that fit the descriptions of security tokens will be regulated under the country's Capital Markets Law. Meanwhile, digital assets that do not fit the characteristics of securities will be governed by other upcoming regulations.
(By EZRA REGUERRA)
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